Rawa and al-Qaim districts of Anbar province are the last ISIS strongholds on the border of Iraq and Syria. "[Al-Qaim and Rawa] will all return to the arms of the motherland thanks to the determination and endurance of our fighting heroes". [Full Article...]
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco disagreed with the states, saying most had time to plan for the end of cost-sharing payments and had adjusted accordingly, so restoring the payments could do more harm than good. He also called on Congress to appropriate funding for the payments. FILE PHOTO: A man looks over the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) signup page on t... [Full Article...]
Meanwhile the SC had also said that the parents of the 24-year old Hadiya can not hold her in house arrest. I am sure I will be killed tomorrow or the day after. The apex court, earlier this month, also questioned how the High Court could annul a marriage between two consenting adults. Hadiya is now under the protective custody of her parents as per the High Court's directions. [Full Article...]
Between July and September this year, the show had 4.93 million weekly listeners, down from 5.5 million listeners for the same period the year before. People aged between 15-24 listened to just over 14 hours of radio per week a year ago - seven hours less than the average adult, and 15% less than they did a decade earlier, according to broadcasting regulator Ofcom. [Full Article...]
Though not specific regarding the length of time of the incentive rate, Senate Resolution 1 indicates a willingness to have a discussion around an increase to 4 percent. Cory Williams after the Oklahoma State House voted down the revenue measure on Wednesday. Rep. Eric Proctor said House Democrats are standing firm at offers of 5 percent for 36 months, 4.5 percent for 18 months or 4 percent for ... [Full Article...]
The fatal stabbing took place in the family home in Luton on 23 May a year ago while Saima's four children slept upstairs. The court today heard Khan was having an affair with Saima's taxi driver husband Hafeez Rehman. Whatsapp messages between the pair indicate Sabah was bitter about Rehman's affections being "transferred" back to his wife, the prosecutor said. The woman bought a large kitche... [Full Article...]
According to the release, goals of these prescribed fire projects are to re-establish natural ecosystems using fire, reduce the severity of future wildfires, and provide added protection for communities in the wildland urban interface. Tree mortality from drought and bark beetles is a growing danger. California now has more than 102 million dead trees. Work started this September along state... [Full Article...]
This is the first time an Asian country has taken the top spot on the index. The index ranks the world's passports by the number of countries allowing holders to visit without applying for a visa. The Afghanistan passport meanwhile was deemed as the weakest passport with visa-free access only to 22 countries. A ranking of passports by worldwide global financial advisory firm Arton Capital sh... [Full Article...]